Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-01-27

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penning dozen words or more upon
large sheet of letter-paper, and the fol-
lowing morning, side by side with the
well-known muffin and crumpet"
statement, appeared the following:
"a young lady, clever and welleducated, de-
sires at once good morning or daily engage
ment as governess. Terms moderate. Excel.
lent references Apply for par rticulars within"
"All that advertising in the news
papers is only throwing money away"
mused Elsie. "rll manage things for
her little better in this way, perhaps.
! shall never forget her miserably care
worn face last evening""
Miss Josephine had, in most mex
pEcable way, won the woman's entire
sympathy, and also admiration, Of
Elsie. And yet the latter never seemed
to forget the difference in station that
she considered still existed between her
favorite and herself. She only knew
that the lawyers daughter was very
model Of sweet patience, and that she
and all at home were as poor as any
church-mouse.
n.
"Oh, myr exclaimed little Bob
Travers that morning, as the letters
were brought in. "What shoals Of let
ters! What a lot of governesses we
shall have, mother! / do declare If it
won't be just like an evening party"
"Hold your tongue, Bobg" urged his
father, peremptorily. "Leaye the
ROOM"
Letters Of Importance had to be dis
cussed, most Of them bearing reference
to what Bob had termed the "evening
party" Some applicants declared they
were experienced, because middle
aged. Others asserted that they were
young, and therefore generally re-
garded as having an attractive way
with children; which latter statement
was yet worse. The last-described
young ladies would perhaps prove at
tractive in other ways, and fall des-
perately in love with the quiet bachelor
Uncle Fred. No, that wouldn't do at
all, and in a decided fit of ill-humor
Bob's father threw the entire batch of
letters into the fire. As usual, when
perturbed In mind, "mother" turned
the current Of conversation by address,
ing Uncle Fred.
II wish, when passing Janet Lisle's
to-day, you would ask for our maga-
| zines" A-
All was hurry-skurry, as usual, three
orfour hours later on in the post-office.
A variety Of small packages required
immediate weighing; and it was at this
very juncture that Uncle Fred placed
,this foot upon tho threshold. Some
thing had, however, just caught his
eye, and without more ado he beat O
hasty retreat-not, however, to great
distance of.
| "The very thing!" he calculated
"There! We have been hunting abou
all this while-and to what purposeI
Particulars within Ehp Why, III
60 in at once and inquire"
| Uncled Fred was a widower, and hat
therefore made his home Of late year.
with his sister Polly's family. An,
thing, he thought, was better than liv
ing along. He was rich, too, and ,
highly cultivated man, with a peculiar
faculty also for engaging in the per
formance of kindly actions. Like tn,
rest of the family, however, he had only
lately come into the neighborhood.
"Will you excuse my troubling 70,
about the notice in The Window"
Elsie started visiby an instant. Yes, o
course. This was not the first occasion
upon which she had seen that certainl,
striking face. Yesterday, of course
when he had sent off the registered let
ter. But Else was instantly all atten
ton. Yes; she could tell him all h,
required to know-and did SO; anc
even as she spoke Elsie's eyes sparkle'
brightly and lovingly. She was doinl
now what it rejoiced her true woman
heart to venture upon-trying TO helI
her favorite.
"And Miss Falconbridge though
that the young lady in question Nigh
bc fully relied upon in her guidance o
little childrenp" he asked.
"Oh, dear me! Yes = Most Ger
tainly." =
II "You can give me her addressp"
Il Elsie noted it down quickly upon
slip Of paper.
Before the end Of that certainly event
full day Miss Josephine was engaged a
daily governess in the family Of Uncl
Fred's sister, at the moderate salary {
two hundred dollars a year.
- .p
/ Some months have passed away sine
then. Kind Uncle Fred, that he eve
is, has Just appeared in the large, ole
fashioned hall, and is assisting mi,
Josephine" in putting on her cloa
previous to taking her departure fc
home. He, and "Sister Polly" ais,
are both made Of good stuff, as foil
say and Heaven bless them for IT.
}. only wish to make her feel at homo viii
: them. w .Nfla tai '.ia
!, And for this reason, therefore,
= seems that Uncle Fred not only, on tn
special evening escorts her to the hal
: door, but also short distance on h
: road towards home. As hecsays, d
evening is so lovely, and the balm
outer air will do him good. Sheis to
/, ing him-why, she does not exact
know-something about their troubl
' at home since "dear father" died. s
0 likes TO talk Of him even now, s.
! says-not to be forever silent about I
r one whom they had lost, as is tho fas
ion with so many people. sf'n.
= Uncle Fred quite understands h,
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